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The Edmonton Oilers winger was hurt blocking a shot in Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Jones was dropped hard and needed help getting off the ice. He was, however, able to return to the game.

“It was off the outside of my knee,” Jones said. “It’s just one of those spots, whenever you bend there is a little opening and pucks always seem to find the spots where you don’t have that much padding.

“I got to my one knee and I couldn’t push up. I had dead leg and when (Oilers head athletic therapist) T.D. (Forss) came out, in not so nice words, I told him just to get me off the ice. I didn’t want to be sitting there any longer.”

Blocking shots comes at a price. Jones went down on one knee to get it the way of a point shot and took it in a tender spot. But as long as there was no structural damage, his intention was always to return.

“I’ve been hit there a couple of times, it’s just one of those spots that you know,” Jones said. “It’s just the extent of the bruise. It depends on how hard and the angle of the puck. I wasn’t too worried, but it did swell up pretty quickly and then we had to wait to get the swelling down during the period. I was back in the dressing room, likely not being so friendly, trying to get things figured out. But once the swelling went down, it seemed to be OK.”

Coming back, there would not have been any reservations getting in front of another shot for Jones. It’s just the nature of the role he plays for the Oilers.

“I think what happens over the years you become accustomed to the pain,” said Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins, who got in the way of his share of shots as a player. “You know it’s going to hurt sometimes and you dust yourself off and go and do it again.

“Those guys that do that, it doesn’t matter who is shooting the puck, they still get in front of it. I’ve seen guys get hurt badly taking them up high near the face and they still go back for more. It’s part of that intestinal fortitude to do that. It’s not an easy part of the game, but it’s a necessity and you count on certain guys to do that.”

Oilers forward Ryan Jones familiar with pain of shot that brought him down

The Edmonton Oilers winger was hurt blocking a shot in Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Jones was dropped hard and needed help getting off the ice. He was, however, able to return to the game.

“It was off the outside of my knee,” Jones said. “It’s just one of those spots, whenever you bend there is a little opening and pucks always seem to find the spots where you don’t have that much padding.

“I got to my one knee and I couldn’t push up. I had dead leg and when (Oilers head athletic therapist) T.D. (Forss) came out, in not so nice words, I told him just to get me off the ice. I didn’t want to be sitting there any longer.”

Blocking shots comes at a price. Jones went down on one knee to get it the way of a point shot and took it in a tender spot. But as long as there was no structural damage, his intention was always to return.